{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-21-806","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Transportation § 21–806","heading":"","body":"(a) On request of any local authority, the State Highway Administration shall investigate and, on its own initiative, it may investigate any bridge or other elevated structure that is a part of a highway.\n(b) If it determines that the structure cannot safely withstand the weight of vehicles traveling at the maximum speed limit otherwise permitted by this subtitle, the State Highway Administration shall:\n(1) Establish the maximum speed limit that the structure can safely withstand; and\n(2) At each approach to the structure, place or permit the placement of a suitable sign stating the maximum speed limit.\n(c) A maximum speed limit established under this section is effective when posted on appropriate signs giving notice of the limit.","path":["Article - Transportation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr\u0026section=21-806","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:38Z","sha256":"ed9eff09a74f00fff6a46854f3d009afb48933e3bf49087e4cad8e99adcd37f0","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-21-805.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-21-807"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}